14 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1867
Page
1
A year old murder in Rinsk is cleared by confession from Artin and his brother. Armenian spouses tied by marriage are found dead in their bed, strangled and mutilated. Artin and the priest claim the act was their sacred duty to reach Paradise, per the confession. They were jailed after trial.
A East Toledo resident learned a premium was offered for 1858 pennies and bought six for ten cents. Wags mimicked buyers by asking for 1848 pennies and offering up to one dollar each, exposing the shopkeeper’s loss and sparking his callous charge that he’d been cheated.
Advertisement for Madame Thornton a clairvoyant astrologist offering second sight through the Paychomotrone. Delivers a life picture of a future spouse with marriage date and personality traits after trance. Sends certified certificate on request. provides a medical-like guarantee and private communications by enclosing a lock of hair, birth details, fifty cents, and stamped envelopes to P.O. Box 238 Hudson N.Y.
From Harrisburg Patriot and Union a clip lists odd allowances for Tyrolean Base Ball Club players. Rules ban players over 300 pounds, require express wagons between bases, cap assists to three, limit base-to-base time, urge shutters near grounds, bar spectators within twenty feet of the bat, and impose various safety and decorum measures. Also notes New York swimming academy nearing completion, fashion in the House of Lords, and Cincinnati Longworth estate taxes.
A sensational ad by Madame Gertrude Remington promises to reveal a future spouse via a Psychometrope instrument. Readers can mail fifty cents with a stamped envelope to P O Box 207 West Troy New York to receive a life like marriage picture with birth, eye and hair color and personality details.
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